Alkmaar, The Netherlands. 05/05/2022. Dutch shipping company EcoClipper has announced this year’s sailing schedule of the newly purchased ship: De Tukker. De Tukker is the first in a fleet of low-impact sailing ships which will transport cargo and passengers using the wind as a main source of propulsion. The schedule focuses on the North Sea, the Channel and Bay of Biscay.
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Interview: Gerbrand Schutte – Previous Captain of De Tukker
Sailing ships have long lives. They pass to different people, different generations, all with refreshing ideas on how to continue the ship’s legacy. De Tukker, EcoClipper’s first retrofit vessel, is no exception. Built in 1912, the ship started as a cargo vessel and...
NH nieuws: Droom over vloot zeilende handelsschepen wordt langzaam werkelijkheid
De droom van Alkmaarder Jorne Langelaan om een nieuwe vloot, hypermoderne zeilschepen te bouwen om handel te drijven via de wereldzeeën, begint vorm te krijgen. Terwijl de ontwerpen liggen te wachten op goedkeuring, wordt op een werf in Franeker de Tukker, alvast een...
scheepspost: Droom over vloot zeilende handelsschepen wordt langzaam werkelijkheid
De droom van Alkmaarder Jorne Langelaan om een nieuwe vloot, hypermoderne zeilschepen te bouwen om handel te drijven via de wereldzeeën, begint vorm te krijgen. Terwijl de ontwerpen liggen te wachten op goedkeuring, wordt op een werf in Franeker de Tukker, alvast een oud, zeilend vrachtschip klaar gemaakt voor een nieuwe toekomst.
Scheepspost: Hoe Jorne Langelaan met klipper De Tukker nieuw leven blaast in de zeilende vrachtvaart.
Bij scheepswerf Talsma in Franeker wordt stevig getimmerd aan zeilschip De Tukker. Schipper Jorne Langelaan wil de 110 jaar oude klipper dit jaar nog in de vaart hebben om producten klimaatneutraal over de Noordzee te vervoeren.
The Time Has Come – Invest in the Sail Cargo Industry
In Part 2 of the series, Jorne Langelaan introduces other sail cargo companies looking for investors and why now is the time to get involved.
Why Invest in Green Shipping – A perfect storm in conventional logistics
Why invest in green shipping? Read about the current affairs in the global economy – forming the basis of the demand for green shipping.
Interview: EcoClipper’s First Ship Agent
An interview with EcoClipper’s first ship agent Arik Visser! What does a ship agent do? What future does he see for sail cargo? Read on…
Moara: Dutch shipyard will also trade on the Irish Sea to retrieve Ecoclipper’s first sailing cargoship
Talsma Shipyard located in Franker is highly experienced in shipbuilding and retrofitting of ships. They will be responsible for the large-scale steel construction on the De Tucker, Ecoclipper’s first cargo vessel, as Afloat reported in January.
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Replacing all motor cargo ships by sailing cargo ships
A bold example of calculating a macroeconomic business case on the back of a beermat. Be prepared to hang on to the bulwarks..By capt. Langelaan
PRESS RELEASE: Partnership between EcoClipper and New Dawn Traders
Dutch sail-cargo pioneers EcoClipper are developing a new breed of cargo carrying sailing ship, the first of which will be a 59m square-rigger with a capacity of 500 tonnes. While development is ongoing, EcoClipper has renovated the 1912 ketch ‘De Tukker’ which, in collaboration with UK-based cargo broker New Dawn Traders, will start forging European trade routes in 2023.
Zen and the Art of Sewing Machine Maintenance
I think, as the anonymous voice of the Tukker blog, it’s probably time to introduce myself. My name’s Hannah, and I’m an OS (ordinary seaman) on the Tukker refit crew. Amongst our group of incredibly skilled craftsman and shipwrights, I’m here on my first...